There is almost no package of prospects that could be put together that the Royals or virtually any team in baseball should say no to in order to acquire Mike Stanton. I'm a Cardinal homer, obviously, but I think they may be the only team who would be in a position where they should decline if the Rangers come ask for prospects 1-4 (Miller, Tavares, Martinez, Adams).

A healthy Mike Stanton is truly at the level of Harper, Machado and almost Trout in terms of game-changing ability. And people forget that he's still only 23.

He is soooooo damn good. And I really think he's tapped into about 2/3 of his potential at this point. If there's a 60 HR hitter presently in major league baseball, it's him (though I think he's probably a 50 HR hitter).

And ever so slowly, his plate discipline is improving.

If he ever masters that and gets a real lineup around him, he'll be absolutely terrifying.

I think this was the thread where I said the Rangers should probably be willing to give up Profar, Ott and their best pitching prospect for him and I stand by that.